Televisa Successfully Closes Season 1 of “I Capatosta”
The first season of I Capatosta, a multi-platform “sitcam” from Televisa and La Competencia, is one Italy’s most viewed entertainment shows in the afternoon time slot. The adaptation of (…)
Telefe Partners with FremantleMedia
Argentina’s Telefe and London-based FremantleMedia have entered a two year co-development partnership to create and develop entertainment/non-scripted formats for the Argentinian and wider-Latin American market. Based in Buenos (…)
Toei Sells Re-mastered “Dragon Ball Z” and “Saint Seiya” Series
Los Angeles-based Toei Animation has launched distribution of the re-mastered versions of the studio’s animated series Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya in Latin America. Corporacion Ecuatoriana de TV and (…)
Marcel Vinay Sr. Appointed President at Comarex
Mexico City-based Comarex has announced the appointment of Marcel Vinay Sr. as president. Joining the company full-time, beginning January 18, 2016, Vinay Sr. will oversee all global sales activities. (…)
Series Mania Fest Ramping Up for 2016 Event
The Series Mania Festival, now in its seventh year, and the CoProduction Forum, now in its fourth year, are ramping up for its 2016 event, which will take place in (…)
Peace Point Sales to Latam
Toronto-based Peace Point Rights sold several Muse Entertainment titles to Latin America. Drama series Bomb Girls and Played have been sold to US Hispanic’s SUR; feature A Wish Come True has been sold to Brazil’s (…)
Smilehood Adds RTR Russia’s Drama Titles
Argentina’s Smilehood Media has added three new titles from RTR Russia to its catalog. The series include soap opera The Cossack (Jannisery), which highlights a vintage love story in (…)
Vision Films’ NATPE Raffle
Vision Films invites NATPE attendees to enter a raffle — at their stand 401 — to win a free limo ride from the producers of new docu-reality Limo Miami, a series (…)
Debra Messing Cast in “Dirty Dancing”
Dirty Dancing, set to air on ABC, is a three-hour filmed musical event and adaptation of the 1987 hit romantic drama. The ABC network musical event will star Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman, Dr. (…)
Mehmet Demirhan, Deputy Head, to Leave TRT
After two years as deputy head, Television Department in charge of Acquisitions, Sales and Coproductions, Mehmet Demirhan will leave Turkish public broadcaster TRT. During this this, Demirhan worked with (…)